It’s always an exciting time when the annual 2019 Dakar rally kicks off. It’s a time when we can all get together and watch 10-ton trucks fly through the air during this grueling marathon off-road rally. The 2019 Dakar race is run solely in Peru over a total of 3,500 miles and 11 days.
The 2019 Dakar rally kicks off today and run until January 17, 2019.
This year’s classic heavy truck battle is again between the Kamaz team from Russia, and the Iveco team from the Netherlands. Eduard Nicolaev is heading the Russian team of four racing trucks. While Gerard De Rooy is returning in search of another win in an Iveco.
Naturally, it’s more than just this teams. There are 41 competitor trucks in total. Belarus is looking for another great result in the Maz trucks with Siarhei Viazovich leading the pack.
Other trucks in the running include Tatra, Hino, MAN, and others. We will provide regular updates with the race results.
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